Musée Pasteur Museum

Address: 25 Rue du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris, France (within the Pasteur Institute grounds)

Website: https://www.pasteur.fr/fr/

Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm, closed Mon

Admission: Adult €7-€10, reduced rates for students/seniors; combined tours may cost more

Musée Pasteur is the museum located on the grounds of the Institut Pasteur in Paris, dedicated to the life and scientific work of Louis Pasteur. The institute itself was founded in the late 19th century and the museum preserves his laboratory and related material.

The Institut Pasteur was established in the late 19th century as a research centre; the museum preserves spaces and objects connected to Pasteur’s career to document his role in developing vaccination and microbiology. The preserved laboratory and apartment convey the working environment of his time.

The museum sits on the Institut Pasteur campus in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, near Porte de Versailles and accessible by public transport.

• On-site highlights: The museum is located on the campus of the Institut Pasteur in Paris and includes Pasteur’s preserved laboratory spaces and his burial vault on the site.

What to See#

• Laboratory and apartment: The site preserves Louis Pasteur’s former laboratory and living quarters on the Institute’s grounds, presented as part of the museum visit.
• Exhibition rooms: A small exhibition area explains Pasteur’s major experiments and contributions to microbiology and immunology with original instruments and explanatory displays.

Musée Pasteur is in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, on the Pasteur Institute grounds near the Pasteur metro station (Line 6). From Montparnasse it’s about a 20-25 minute walk or a short metro ride.

• If interested in Pasteur's lab techniques, check for occasionally scheduled guided tours of the historic laboratory.
• The museum is small - allow 45-90 minutes rather than half a day.
• Pair a visit with the Musée Curie nearby for a neat science‑history double bill.